This is a little iPhone Springboard app (actually it’s just a bash script disguised as an app) which will allow you to quickly bring up your GriP (Growl for iPhone) Message Log. This is useful for those of us who are using the Double Height theme for GriP, because the status bar disappears after 5 seconds no matter what you set it to.
I was inspired after I saw this blog post, specifically when I couldn’t get the SBSettings shortcut to work. Personally I prefer the Springboard icon because I only have to tap once instead of a swipe and a tap (yes I’m THAT lazy).
Installation
- Extract the GriPLog_0.1.deb file from the dowloaded archive.
- Transfer the DEB file to your jailbroken iPhone via SSH/SFTP or USB.
- Use a terminal program (either on your iPhone or via SSH from a PC/Mac) and browse to the folder you copied the DEB file to.
- Run the following command to install: dpkg -i GriPLog_0.1.deb
- You should now have a Springboard icon which will bring up the GriP notification log.
GriP Log for iPhone (requires jailbreak and GriP installed)
My trusty AT&T Tilt, a.k.a. HTC Kaiser, was finally showing signs of it’s age. I could go on a diatribe pointing out its inadequacies compared to the current lot of phones on the market, but I just couldn’t do that to a phone that survived several, let’s just call them ‘base jumps’, from my lap when getting out of my truck. It was also the device that revived my interest in C# and mobile phone programming. Ah yes, we had some good times in a geeky sort of way. But alas, technology changes at a blistering pace which means a few months after you have the newest, there’s always something else that tops it.
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I’ve known many people who carry a multi-tool with them at all times. Anytime they pull it out, they always have to tell you a story about “this one time when…” they did something unbelievable or saved so much time because they had it. Those people are annoying, but there’s no argument against their point. If you’re in a pinch and you need to cut, unscrew, unbolt, wirestrip or filet something, your multi-tool can be a handy item.
For a while now I’ve been on the hunt for a good way to keep track of all of my remote connections. In a typical day, I’ll deal with several RDC, SSH, VNC, SFTP and browser sessions. Since each type of connection has it’s own program, you can imagine how much time is spent to launch, configure, connect and switch between sessions. In the past I’ve created folder structures and quick launch bars which helps, albeit a hackish method. A more elegant solution is necessary. Something that I can call my “multi-tool” of system administration. So what does a system administrator have at their disposal that’s the equivalent of the legendary multi-tool? Is it even possible to have that same amount of versatility in a piece of software? If this software in fact can be found, can it make me one of those annoying multi-tool-story-telling type people? Well, the software I’m about to review may in fact be “it”.
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Since the site isn’t as active as it used to be, I’ve decided to repurpose pocketemu.com. I still have links to the HTC Home Customizer and OpMon available in the Windows Mobile section, but the forums are no longer.
The site will be updated a bit more often than previously, so check back soon for updates.
